Dear all,
The discussion on guidelines definitely higlights the strengths of community
psychology (as has already been stated) however the message from Prince John
K. may also highlight why postings should be restricted to list members!!
Does anyone agree that guidelines become rules that tend to become laws and
laws tend to restrict?
We may be better able to educate those that post, but have yet to grasp
community ethos, with implicit rules rather than restricting those that
already do with explicit rules.
Thanks and regards
Farshad Dastghaib
Department of Psychology
Thames Valley University,
Room TC371, St Marys Road,
Ealing, London, W5 5RF
020-8231-2123
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'Till tomorrow for today is passing'
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From: "Paul" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: Guidelines
> I agree with those who are cautious about having too many
> guidelines/restrictions on what to send to the list and on who can
> send it. However, it is important that we do not make the list a safe
> place to express ideas that are racist, heterosexist, disabilist,
> heterosexist etc. Indeed, that is why I don't wish to belong to a
> community of psychologists but rather would prefer to belong to a
> community of critical and community psychologists.
>
> There is also the danger that not having written guidelines or
> restrictions does negate the existence of unwritten guidelines or
> restrictions. Contributors might fall fowl of the wrath of our
> community unless we are explicit about the implicit rules we may
> be operating with. In that regard I favour opacity even if that risk
> appearing that we are over the top with our guidelines.
>
> Of course, I concede that had it not been for a couple of postings
> containing some characterisations of East Anglian folk in the UK
> (that's my birthplace by the way) and a recent request for research
> participants, that we may have lacked the stimulus for us to
> discuss these issues.
>
> p
> Paul Duckett
> Community Psychologist
> Department of Psychology and Speech Pathology
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> Manchester Metropolitan University
> Hathersage Road
> Manchester
> M13 0JA
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